Just three days after Ruston High School juniors and seniors watched a mock highway crash unfold before them, six Ohio teenagers died when their speeding SUV crashed into a guardrail and flipped over into a pond.

The RHS mock crash, and a subsequent one to be held next week at Cedar Creek School, was staged primarily to represent the danger of drinking and driving, and it reiterates the importance of using seat belts. The simulations also underscore the overall responsibility of being behind the wheel.

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